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1 week ago | 
san.com | Mathew Grisham |Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
[Ray Bogan]It was billed as the most exclusive invitation in the world.. but now the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee wants to know who was at President Trump’s cryptocurrency gala, and how they paid to get in. Here are the details of the newly opened investigation. Congressman Jamie Raskin wrote a letter to President Trump demanding he release the names of the 220 attendees who paid a total $148 million to be at a dinner with the President.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
A federal employee who expressed opposition to President Donald Trump is accused of trying to give classified information to a foreign government. According to the Justice Department, 28-year-old Nathan Laatsch was arrested on Thursday, May 29, after an FBI sting operation.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Drew Pittock |Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
[Ray Bogan]Threats against federal judges have more than doubled since President Trump took office. Here’s a look at the data – Data from the US Marshalls service shows that from October 2024 through February 2025 – 80 judges received threats. From March 1 through mid-April – 162 judges received threats. The data was obtained by the New York Times from federal judge Esther Salas whose son was murdered by an attorney who didn’t like her rulings.
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1 week ago | 
san.com | Drew Pittock |Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
[Ray Bogan]Fiscal conservatives in the Senate believe there are enough members who oppose the projected deficit increases in President Trump’s “big beautiful” tax and budget bill to stop its progress in Congress. Here’s a look at where things stand. As it’s currently written, the bill is expected to add $3.8 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. Some Republicans consider that to be unacceptable. Sen.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Ally Heath |Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
The House passed President Trump’s so-called big beautiful tax and budget bill by a single vote. Now it’s on to the Senate where Republicans say they’ll make changes. In this video, we’ll explain why that means the House is going to have to pass it all over again, and why that may be enough to sink it. For a bill to become law, the Senate and House must both pass an identical piece of legislation. If the Senate makes changes to a House passed bill, or vice versa, it has to be reapproved.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Devin Pavlou |Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
Congress overrode California’s 2035 electric vehicle mandate after a party-line vote in the Senate, which could set a new precedent for rule-making across the federal government. Lawmakers also voted to override the state’s emissions standards for diesel trucks, including heavy-duty and commercial vehicles.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
President Trump’s “big beautiful” tax and budget bill will not pass the House of Representatives as it’s currently written, putting the future of his agenda at risk. Republicans are approaching Speaker Mike Johnson’s, R-La., self-imposed Memorial Day deadline, and there are approximately 15 members who say they are a “no.” “I would say that if the vote were held right now, it dies a painful death,” Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., told reporters.
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3 weeks ago | 
san.com | Mathew Grisham |Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
[Ray Bogan]President Trump’s “Big Beautiful” budget bill was shot down in the House Budget Committee Friday afternoon, putting his entire agenda at risk. Republicans need near unanimity to get this budget and tax package over the finish line, they had four holdouts in the committee. The GOP no votes included Rep. Chip Roy who said the bill does not do enough to address the $36.2 trillion national debt.
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3 weeks ago | 
san.com | Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
In 2022, Senate Democrats attempted to change Senate rules to pass voting rights legislation with a simple majority. Had they succeeded, the filibuster, which requires 60 votes to advance a bill through the chamber, would have ended. In 2025, Democrats have used the filibuster four times to block Republican-led bills. Straight Arrow News asked the chamber’s second-ranking Democrat: What’s the party’s current stance on using the filibuster? “We’re not ruling it out, of course.
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3 weeks ago | 
san.com | Ray Bogan |Snorre Wik
President Trump fired the Librarian of Congress and installed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as the acting librarian. Members of Congress are challenging the move, believing the position isn’t under the executive branch’s jurisdiction. So is it? According to the Library, it is an agency of the legislative branch. An appellate court ruled in 2024 that the librarian is a “Head of Department” within the executive branch, citing precedent.
